A new gun is needed

[jamaldog87]

well i try to fix my 766( the bad seal) and well i took it apart and i could not get it back together so i am trashing it. Anyways which one last longer in the long run a pumper or spring guns cause i am look to buy a Crosman Quest 1000X or Beeman RS1 Dual-Caliber Air Rifle Combo or Crosman 2100B or Benjamin 392 or maybe even the Benjamin Discovery(going to save up for that) and can i use gamo oil(that all that there is around here)in all them without causing harm?

thanks the jdog.

[Charles/NM]

Of your choices I prefer the 392.  But that's my opinion.  Obviously it would be best to shoot an example of each before you buy.  Any quality air rifle will last for generations if properly cared for. I have several spring piston rifles but rarely shoot them.  CO2 and PCP guns require support equipment to shoot so I'm not interested in them.  I want a rifle that can sit in my closet next to my .22 rim fires for years and still be shot in an instant if needed without anything but a tin of pellets.
Edit: I forgot to mention the main reason I like the 397/392/Sheridan .20 series of rifles is their variable power with differing number of pumps.  It's a good solid brass construction rifle that can made very sweet with simple tweeks to the trigger.  For more advanced tinkerers air valve and striker spring tuning along with making the pump rod adjustable makes them very effecient and fun to shoot.

[jamaldog87]

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Of your choices I prefer the 392.  But that's my opinion.  Obviously it would be best to shoot an example of each before you buy.  Any quality air rifle will last for generations if properly cared for. I have several spring piston rifles but rarely shoot them.  CO2 and PCP guns require support equipment to shoot so I'm not interested in them.  I want a rifle that can sit in my closet next to my .22 rim fires for years and still be shot in an instant if needed without anything but a tin of pellets.
Edit: I forgot to mention the main reason I like the 397/392/Sheridan .20 series of rifles is their variable power with differing number of pumps.  It's a good solid brass construction rifle that can made very sweet with simple tweeks to the trigger.  For more advanced tinkerers air valve and striker spring tuning along with making the pump rod adjustable makes them very effecient and fun to shoot.

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the Beeman RS1 Dual-Caliber Air Rifle Combo is only 100$ at walmart and it comes with a 4x32mm scope. I have used the 397 before(had one for a time the someone let me use) and i loved the B4-2 spring guns  lasted really well and the  Benjamin Discovery comes with every thing you need to get started shooting right out of the box(pump,scope,gages etc) I know i been a pain always asking about  gamo oil but i love my guns and i don't what to order oil or mess them up. Gamo oil is for both CO2 guns and spring guns so it most likely aright for my pump gun, after all it's is airgun oil.

[Charles/NM]

That dual caliber rifle might be a lot of fun to shoot.  I'll take a look at it next time I'm in Wally World.  If I were buying a new spring piston rifle I would seriously consider the new GAMO Whisper.  Has a moderator that makes it quiet.  Some of my country neighbor kids were shooting one a while back with a nice BSA 3 to 9 power AO scope on it.  I called them over and asked to shoot it.  One kid dared me to hit his soda can over in his yard that was about 50 yards away.  First shot went right in the center.  Was a very smooth shooting rifle and quiet.  I like it.  Noise is a problem with my Benjamin rifles.  Pumped up to full power they sound like a .22 rimfire.